1. Jeffrey Robert May
331 Catherine St., Apt. #2, Ann Arbor MI, 48104
Cell: 402-968-8831
jaymay047@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE Fleming Artists, Ann Arbor, MI
http://www.flemingartists.com/
Junior Agent / Assistant to the Vice President (September 2011 – May 2015)
o Coordinated with American and Canadian presenters at the club, festival, university, corporate, and
municipal/state/provincial levels about artist availability and performance ideas.
o Negotiated financial offers for artist performances and confirmed agreements.
o Designed, implemented, and achieved short and long-term touring plans for artist career development
and growth.
o Developed a portfolio of relationships with new presenters and maintained relationships with long-
standing presenters of history to the company throughout the United States and Canada.
o Handled complete, year-round representation for 3 different artists.
o Provided full assistant and booking support for the vice president and up to 20 different artist teams.
o Developed excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to troubleshoot
problems in real-time, direct multi-party communication between artist teams and external customers,
handle phone and e-mail related inquires, and communicate on behalf of the vice president in her
absence.
Assistant to the President (July 2010 – December 2010)
o Coordinated with artist teams and presenters to insure all administrative tasks were completed, and
logistical and promotional details were in place prior to each show.
o Tracked and managed overdue contracts, ticket counts, show finals, and artist tour (travel) itineraries.
o Used company database to research prospective business partners, create offer record sheets, edit
contacts, and issue contracts & associated paperwork for confirmed dates.
o Hired after completing an 8-month internship with the company (Sept. 2009 – April 2010).
LSA Honors Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI January 2008—April 2010
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/honors/
Honors Peer Representative (Winter 2008 -- April 2010)
o Served as a tour guide for potential honors students and their parents during Campus Day programs.
o Conducted an informational presentation and a question and answer session for interested students and
their parents during each program.
Head Peer Advisor for the Summer Orientation Program (Summer 2009)
o Organized all of the other peer advisors’ work schedules and co-managed each of the three required
orientation and class scheduling sessions for new honors students during each program.
Live Music Alliance – Concert Promotion: Fall 2008 – April 2012
Co-founder; Ann Arbor, MI
o Organized, presented, and promoted over 20 concerts at various Ann Arbor and Detroit venues with
national touring artists.
o Designed and implemented marketing and publicity strategies to maximize ticket sales for each
concert.
o Handled financial settlement with all involved parties (venue, artists, sound companies) based on gross
ticket revenues at the conclusion of each concert.
Fun Services, Omaha, NE May 2005 – August 2008
http://www.funservicesneia.com/
Event Manager
o Responsible for transporting, loading and unloading all rented equipment, educating volunteers,
handling on-site problems, and serving as the liaison between the company and customers from time
of arrival until departure.
o Event sizes ranged from 10 to 2,000+ people.

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EDUCATION University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction and High Honors in Sociology, 2010
Overall GPA: 3.844; Sociology GPA 3.95
Principal Investigator (PI) of The University of Michigan Social Science Study: “A Durkheimian Revival?
Collective Effervescence in Concert Atmospheres.” [Research ID: HUM00029319].
Author of the Senior Honors Thesis in Sociology: “Pilgrims on Tour: Collective Effervescence in Concerts.”
Summer 2009—April 2010.
Summary:
This paper presents findings from 25 in-depth interviews with frequent concert-goers from the Omaha (NE) and
Ann Arbor (MI) communities and field notes taken at six music festivals during the summer of 2009 structured
around investigating the role of collective effervescence in concerts. After analyzing concert-goers’ feelings of
spirituality and community at concerts, a distinct pattern was found in the group of concert-goers who had
experienced collective effervescence in concerts versus those who had not. These concert-goers, whom I
call Pilgrims, were willing to spend more money on tickets, travel longer distances to see a concert and were far
more likely to experience high feelings of spirituality and community at concerts than concert-goers who had not
experienced collective effervescence at concerts. These findings are consistent with Durkheim’s theory about
the effects of collective effervescence on religious bodies, and further findings and implications for sociological
theory and research are discussed.
The thesis can be read here https://sites.google.com/site/pilgrimsontour/home
HONORS &
AWARDS
Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honors Fraternity—Spring 2010
Honors Alumni Prize (University of Michigan Honors Program) – Spring 2010
Awarded in recognition of contributions to the LS&A Honors program and outstanding academic achievement.
Recipient of the Robert Cooley Angell Award for Best Undergraduate Sociology Thesis -- Spring 2010
Otto Graf Prize Recipient (University of Michigan Honors Program)—Spring 2009
Awarded to Juniors in the Honors Program who have shown above and beyond dedication to their intellectual
pursuits.
James B. Angell Scholar – 4 Semesters (Fall Term 2006 - Winter Term 2007; Winter Term 2009 -- Fall Term
2009)
Awarded to students who maintain an all “A” record for a minimum of two semesters.
William J. Branstrom Freshman Prize (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) -- March 2007
Awarded to all Freshmen who finish within the top five percent of their university class.
Eagle Scout--Presented November 2005
REFERENCES Terence McGinn: Lecturer in The Department of Sociology; Honors Faculty Mentor for Senior Honors Thesis
Contact: 734-764-6324; tjmcginn@umich.edu
Amy Nesbitt: Executive Director, Ann Arbor Summer Festival
Contact: 734-994-5999; nesbitt@a2sf.org
Dr. Donna Wessel-Walker: Associate Director of the Honors Program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Contact: 734-764-6274; dlww@umich.edu
Susie Giang: Vice-President, Fleming Artists
Contact: 734-995-9066 ext. 16; susie@flemingartists.com